Green Lake Township, Michigan

Green Lake Township, Michigan
Kresge Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts
Kresge Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts
Location within Grand Traverse County
Location within Grand Traverse County
Green Lake Township is located in Michigan
Green Lake Township
Green Lake Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Green Lake Township is located in the United States
Green Lake Township
Green Lake Township
Green Lake Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 85°45′56″W / 44.64361°N 85.76556°W / 44.64361; -85.76556
Country United States
State Michigan
County Grand Traverse
Organized1883
Government
 • SupervisorMarvin Radtke Jr.
Area
 • Total
36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Land29.4 sq mi (76.1 km2)
 • Water6.9 sq mi (18.0 km2)
Elevation
840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,703
 • Estimate 
(2023)
6,763
 • Density184.7/sq mi (71.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49637 (Grawn)
49643 (Interlochen)
49685 (Traverse City)
Area code231
FIPS code26-34960[1]
GNIS feature ID1626397[2]

Green Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,703 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,784 at the 2010 census. The township is named after Green Lake, one of two large lakes in the township (the other being Duck Lake).

The township is the home of Interlochen Center for the Arts, a prestigious arts boarding school. Interlochen State Park is also within the township.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Lake Township, Michigan